US20030199186A1 - Electrical card connector with card eject mechanism - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to an electrical card connector, and more particularly to an electrical card connector with an improved card eject mechanism.
- FIG. 5 shows a card eject mechanism 6 of an electrical card connector disclosed in US Publication No. 2001/0055896A1.
- the card eject mechanism 6 includes a coil spring 62 , a movable member 63 , a link rod 64 , and a curved guide groove 66 defined in a base 60 encircling a heart-shaped cam 65 .
- the guide groove 66 defines a locking position “C” and a releasing position “D”.
- the coil spring 62 has a front end secured to the base 60 and a rear end connected to the movable member 63 .
- a rear portion of the movable member 63 is linked with a front end of the link rod 64 .
- a rear end of the link rod 64 is engaged in the locking position “C” when a card is fully received in the connector and engaged in the releasing position “D” when the card is pushed out of the connector.
- the guide groove 66 described above is defined in an upper portion of the base 60 , thereby enlarging the width of the base 60 .
- the link rod 64 and the movable member 63 are usually required to be hingably linked, which requires a relatively complicated process.
- Japanese Patent Publication No. 11-135192 discloses another conventional electrical card connector with a card eject mechanism.
- the card eject mechanism includes a coil spring, a movable member, and a link rod.
- the movable member defines a guide groove in a lateral side thereof.
- the guide groove defines a locking position and a releasing position.
- One end of the coil spring is secured to a base of the electrical card connector and the other end of the coil spring is connected with the movable member.
- the link rod has one end secured to the base by insert-molding.
- the other end of the link rod is received in the guide groove of the movable member and engaged in the locking position when a card is fully received in the electrical card connector and engaged in the releasing position when the card is ejected.
- one end of the link rod is insert-molded with the base, which requires a relatively complicated process and thus increases manufacturing cost.
- JP Patent Publication No. 2001-85089 discloses an electrical card connector with a card eject mechanism similar to that of Japanese Patent Publication No. 11-135192.
- a link rod of the electrical connector is secured to a base by riveting, which takes up much more space and also requires a relatively complicated process.
- a main object of the present invention is to provide an electrical card connector with an improved card eject mechanism.
- a link rod of the card eject mechanism is secured to a base by a rear side of a shield.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical card connector with an improved card eject mechanism which is easy for manufacturing and assembly.
- An electrical card connector comprises an insulative base, a plurality of conductive terminals, an card eject mechanism and a shield.
- the insulative base defines a locking indentation at a rear end thereof.
- the card eject mechanism includes a movable member, a coil spring and a link rod.
- the link rod has a first end engaging with the movable member at either a locking position or a releasing position of the movable member and a second end received in the indentation of the base.
- the shield has a hook received in the indentation of the base and engaged with the rear end of the link rod, thereby securing the rear end of the link rod to the base.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electrical card connector according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partially exploded view of the electrical card connector, with a card eject mechanism and switch contacts assembled on a base of the electrical card connector of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an assembled view of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4 is a partially cross-sectional view of the electrical card connector of the present invention, showing a rear end of a link rod received between a pair of legs of a shield.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a card eject mechanism of a conventional electrical card connector.
- an electrical card connector 100 includes an insulative base 10 , a plurality of conductive terminals 30 received in the base 10 , a card eject mechanism 40 for smoothly and easily ejecting an electronic card (not shown) inserted in the connector 100 , switch contacts 50 for detecting write-protect of the card and full insertion of the card, and a shield 20 . Since the structure of the conductive terminals 30 and the switch contacts 50 are well known to those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof is omitted herein.
- the base 10 includes a traverse portion 13 with the conductive terminals 30 insert-molded therewith, and a first and a second arms 14 , 15 .
- the first arm 14 defines a longitudinal groove 17 in a top surface thereof.
- a projection 16 extends laterally from a middle portion of the first arm 14 .
- the projection 16 defines an L-shaped locking recess 161 in a top surface thereof.
- a locking indentation 11 is defined at a distal end of the first arm 14 .
- the locking indentation 11 is generally crossed and includes a longitudinal part 111 and a traverse part 112 .
- the longitudinal part 111 extends vertically through the top surface and a bottom surface of the first arm 14 .
- the traverse part 112 communicates with the longitudinal part 111 extend only through the top surface of the first arm 14 .
- the card eject mechanism 40 includes a coil spring 43 , a movable member 42 , a link rod 41 and a retention element 44 .
- the movable member 42 defines a curved guide groove 421 in a lateral side thereof which encircles a heart-shaped cam 424 .
- a substantially semi-circular channel 422 is defined at a front end of the movable member 42 .
- the movable member 42 further has an actuation portion 423 extending laterally from a front portion thereof.
- the link rod 41 has a longitudinal portion 413 , and a front and a rear ends 412 , 411 respectively extending laterally from opposite ends of the longitudinal portion 413 .
- the shield 20 includes a substantially rectangular main body 25 .
- a forked hook 21 depends from a lateral side of the main body 25 adjacent to a rear end thereof.
- the hook 21 has a pair of downward legs 211 .
- a tab 22 also depends from the same side of the main body 25 and located in front of the forked hook 21 .
- the switch contacts 50 are mounted in the second arm 15 of the insulative base 10 .
- the card eject mechanism 40 is mounted to the first arm 14 of the insulative base 10 .
- the movable member 42 is slidably received in the groove 17 of the first arm 14 .
- the coil spring 43 has a front end secured to the traverse portion 13 of the insulative base 10 and a rear end received in the channel 422 of the movable member 42 .
- the front end 412 of the link rod 41 is disposed in the guiding groove 421 of the movable member 42 in a releasing position “B”.
- the rear end 411 of the link rod 41 is received in the traverse part 112 of the locking indentation 11 .
- the L-shaped retention element 44 is received in the L-shaped locking recess 161 .
- a rear end of the retention element 44 extends out of the recess 161 and abuts against the link rod 41 for preventing the front end 412 of the link rod 41 from disengaging from the guide groove 421 .
- the shield 20 is attached to the base 10 .
- the forked hook 21 engages in the longitudinal part 111 of the indention 11 , with the rear end 411 of the link rod 41 sandwiched between the legs 211 , thereby securing the rear end 411 of the link rod 41 to the base 10 .
- the tab 22 of the shield 20 abuts against an outside of a rear portion of the link rod 41 for preventing the link rod 41 from deviating outwardly.
- the actuation portion 423 of the movable member 42 abuts against a front end of the electronic card.
- the movable member 42 moves forwardly together with the electronic card.
- the coil spring 43 is compressed.
- the front end 412 of the link rod 41 slides in the guide groove 421 .
- the front end 412 of the link rod 41 is locked in a locking position “A” of the guide groove 421 .
- the card, together with the movable member 42 moves rearwardly.
- the front end 412 of the link rod 41 moves in the guide groove 421 from the locking position “A” to the original releasing position “B”.
- the compressed coil spring 43 exerts a rearward force on the movable member 42 , thereby exerting a rearward force on the front end of the electronic card via the actuation portion 423 .
- the electronic card is thus pushed out of the electrical card connector 100 .
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An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulative base (10), a plurality of conductive terminals (30), a card eject mechanism (40) assembled to the base, and a shield (20). The insulative base defines a locking indentation (11) at a rear end thereof. The card eject mechanism includes a movable member (42), a coil spring (43) and a link rod (41). The link rod has a first end (412) engaging with the movable member at either a locking position (“A”) or a releasing position (“B”) of the movable member and a second end (411) received in the indentation of the base. The shield has a hook (21) received in the indentation of the base and engaged with the rear end of the link rod, thereby securing the rear end of the link rod to the base.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention generally relates to an electrical card connector, and more particularly to an electrical card connector with an improved card eject mechanism.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Electrical card connectors used for Multimedia cards (MMC) or Secure Digital (SD) cards usually have card eject mechanisms for ejecting inserted cards.
- Japanese Patent Publication Nos. 2000-251024, 2000-251025, U.S. Pat. No. 6,332,791B1 and Publication No. 2001/0055896A1 disclose electrical card connectors with similar card eject mechanisms. FIG. 5 shows a
card eject mechanism 6 of an electrical card connector disclosed in US Publication No. 2001/0055896A1. Thecard eject mechanism 6 includes acoil spring 62, amovable member 63, alink rod 64, and acurved guide groove 66 defined in abase 60 encircling a heart-shaped cam 65. Theguide groove 66 defines a locking position “C” and a releasing position “D”. Thecoil spring 62 has a front end secured to thebase 60 and a rear end connected to themovable member 63. A rear portion of themovable member 63 is linked with a front end of thelink rod 64. A rear end of thelink rod 64 is engaged in the locking position “C” when a card is fully received in the connector and engaged in the releasing position “D” when the card is pushed out of the connector. However, theguide groove 66 described above is defined in an upper portion of thebase 60, thereby enlarging the width of thebase 60. Moreover, thelink rod 64 and themovable member 63 are usually required to be hingably linked, which requires a relatively complicated process. - Japanese Patent Publication No. 11-135192 discloses another conventional electrical card connector with a card eject mechanism. The card eject mechanism includes a coil spring, a movable member, and a link rod. The movable member defines a guide groove in a lateral side thereof. The guide groove defines a locking position and a releasing position. One end of the coil spring is secured to a base of the electrical card connector and the other end of the coil spring is connected with the movable member. The link rod has one end secured to the base by insert-molding. The other end of the link rod is received in the guide groove of the movable member and engaged in the locking position when a card is fully received in the electrical card connector and engaged in the releasing position when the card is ejected. However, one end of the link rod is insert-molded with the base, which requires a relatively complicated process and thus increases manufacturing cost.
- JP Patent Publication No. 2001-85089 discloses an electrical card connector with a card eject mechanism similar to that of Japanese Patent Publication No. 11-135192. A link rod of the electrical connector is secured to a base by riveting, which takes up much more space and also requires a relatively complicated process.
- Hence, an electrical card connector with an improved card eject mechanism is needed to overcome the foregoing shortcomings.
- A main object of the present invention is to provide an electrical card connector with an improved card eject mechanism. A link rod of the card eject mechanism is secured to a base by a rear side of a shield.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical card connector with an improved card eject mechanism which is easy for manufacturing and assembly.
- An electrical card connector comprises an insulative base, a plurality of conductive terminals, an card eject mechanism and a shield. The insulative base defines a locking indentation at a rear end thereof. The card eject mechanism includes a movable member, a coil spring and a link rod. The link rod has a first end engaging with the movable member at either a locking position or a releasing position of the movable member and a second end received in the indentation of the base. The shield has a hook received in the indentation of the base and engaged with the rear end of the link rod, thereby securing the rear end of the link rod to the base.
- Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electrical card connector according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partially exploded view of the electrical card connector, with a card eject mechanism and switch contacts assembled on a base of the electrical card connector of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an assembled view of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4 is a partially cross-sectional view of the electrical card connector of the present invention, showing a rear end of a link rod received between a pair of legs of a shield.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a card eject mechanism of a conventional electrical card connector.
- Referring to FIG. 1, an
electrical card connector 100 according to the present invention includes aninsulative base 10, a plurality ofconductive terminals 30 received in thebase 10, acard eject mechanism 40 for smoothly and easily ejecting an electronic card (not shown) inserted in theconnector 100,switch contacts 50 for detecting write-protect of the card and full insertion of the card, and ashield 20. Since the structure of theconductive terminals 30 and theswitch contacts 50 are well known to those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof is omitted herein. - The
base 10 includes atraverse portion 13 with theconductive terminals 30 insert-molded therewith, and a first and asecond arms first arm 14 defines alongitudinal groove 17 in a top surface thereof. Aprojection 16 extends laterally from a middle portion of thefirst arm 14. Theprojection 16 defines an L-shaped locking recess 161 in a top surface thereof. Alocking indentation 11 is defined at a distal end of thefirst arm 14. Thelocking indentation 11 is generally crossed and includes alongitudinal part 111 and atraverse part 112. Thelongitudinal part 111 extends vertically through the top surface and a bottom surface of thefirst arm 14. Thetraverse part 112 communicates with thelongitudinal part 111 extend only through the top surface of thefirst arm 14. - The
card eject mechanism 40 includes acoil spring 43, amovable member 42, alink rod 41 and aretention element 44. Themovable member 42 defines acurved guide groove 421 in a lateral side thereof which encircles a heart-shaped cam 424. A substantiallysemi-circular channel 422 is defined at a front end of themovable member 42. Themovable member 42 further has anactuation portion 423 extending laterally from a front portion thereof. Thelink rod 41 has alongitudinal portion 413, and a front and arear ends longitudinal portion 413. - The
shield 20 includes a substantially rectangularmain body 25. A forkedhook 21 depends from a lateral side of themain body 25 adjacent to a rear end thereof. Thehook 21 has a pair ofdownward legs 211. Atab 22 also depends from the same side of themain body 25 and located in front of the forkedhook 21. - Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, in assembly, the
switch contacts 50 are mounted in thesecond arm 15 of theinsulative base 10. Thecard eject mechanism 40 is mounted to thefirst arm 14 of theinsulative base 10. Themovable member 42 is slidably received in thegroove 17 of thefirst arm 14. Thecoil spring 43 has a front end secured to thetraverse portion 13 of theinsulative base 10 and a rear end received in thechannel 422 of themovable member 42. Thefront end 412 of thelink rod 41 is disposed in the guidinggroove 421 of themovable member 42 in a releasing position “B”. Therear end 411 of thelink rod 41 is received in thetraverse part 112 of the lockingindentation 11. The L-shapedretention element 44 is received in the L-shapedlocking recess 161. A rear end of theretention element 44 extends out of therecess 161 and abuts against thelink rod 41 for preventing thefront end 412 of thelink rod 41 from disengaging from theguide groove 421. - Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the
shield 20 is attached to thebase 10. The forkedhook 21 engages in thelongitudinal part 111 of theindention 11, with therear end 411 of thelink rod 41 sandwiched between thelegs 211, thereby securing therear end 411 of thelink rod 41 to thebase 10. Thetab 22 of theshield 20 abuts against an outside of a rear portion of thelink rod 41 for preventing thelink rod 41 from deviating outwardly. - During the insertion of an electronic card into the
electrical card connector 100, theactuation portion 423 of themovable member 42 abuts against a front end of the electronic card. Themovable member 42 moves forwardly together with the electronic card. Thecoil spring 43 is compressed. Thefront end 412 of thelink rod 41 slides in theguide groove 421. When the card is fully inserted in theelectrical card connector 100, thefront end 412 of thelink rod 41 is locked in a locking position “A” of theguide groove 421. When further exerting a forward force on the fully inserted card, the card, together with themovable member 42, moves rearwardly. Thefront end 412 of thelink rod 41 moves in theguide groove 421 from the locking position “A” to the original releasing position “B”. Thecompressed coil spring 43 exerts a rearward force on themovable member 42, thereby exerting a rearward force on the front end of the electronic card via theactuation portion 423. The electronic card is thus pushed out of theelectrical card connector 100. - It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous, characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set fourth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosed is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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1. An electrical card connector comprising:
an insulative base including a traverse portion, and a first and a second arms extending from the traverse portion, the first arm defining a locking indentation;
a plurality of contacts received in the traverse portion;
a shield having a main body covering the insulative base and a hook extending from a lateral side of the main body; and
a card eject mechanism mounted on the first arm of the base, the card eject mechanism including:
a movable member;
a coil spring having one end connected to the base and the other end connected with the movable member; and
a link rod having a first end engaging with the movable member at either a locking position or a releasing position of the movable member and a second end received in the locking indentation of the first arm;
wherein the hook of the shield is received in the locking indentation and engaged with said second end of the link rod, thereby securing said second end of the link rod to the base.
2. The electrical card connector according to claim 1 , wherein the locking indentation of the insulative base includes a longitudinal part and a traverse part respectively receiving the hook of the shield and said second end of the link rod therein.
3. The electrical card connector according to claim 1 , the hook of the shield comprises two legs, and said second end of the link rod is received between the legs.
4. The electrical card connector according to claim 1 , wherein the shield includes downward tab extending adjacent to the hook and abuts against a of a rear portion of the link.
5. The electrical card connector according to claim 1 , wherein the insulative base has a locking recess, and wherein the card eject mechanism further includes a retention element partially received in the locking recess and abutting against the link rod.
6. The electrical card connector according to claim 1 , wherein the card eject mechanism further includes a retention element secured to the base and abutting against the link rod.
7. The electrical card connector according to claim 1 , wherein the movable member defines a channel, and wherein said the other end of the coil spring is received in the channel of the movable member.
8. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the movable member defines a guide groove in a lateral side thereof, the first end of the link rod being received in the guide groove.
9. The electrical connector according to claim 8 , wherein the guide groove encloses a heart-shaped cam.
10. The electrical card connector according to claim 9 , wherein the locking position of the movable member is located farther from the traverse portion of the insulative base than the releasing portion.
11. An electrical card connector comprising:
an insulative base including a traverse portion and first and second arms extending in a front-to-back direction at two opposite ends thereof, a receiving space defined among said traverse portion and said first and second arms;
a plurality of contacts disposed in said traverse portion;
a metallic shield attached to the base; and
a card eject mechanism mounted on one of said first and second arms, said card eject mechanism including:
a moveable member which is used to move along with a card which is adapted to be inserted into the space and mechanically and electrically engaged with the contacts;
a link device with thereof one end controllably limiting linear movement of said moveable member and other end fixedly engaged with at least one of said base and said shield; wherein
said shield not only covers at least partially said space in a vertical direction but also mechanically holds said the other end of said link device in position.
12. An electrical card connector comprising:
an insulative base including a traverse portion and first and second arms extending in a front-to-back direction at two opposite ends thereof, a receiving space defined among said traverse portion and said first and second arms;
a plurality of contacts disposed in said traverse portion;
a metallic shield attached to the base; and
a card eject mechanism mounted on one of said first and second arms, said card eject mechanism including:
a moveable member which is used to move along with a card which is adapted to be inserted into the space and mechanically and electrically engaged with the contacts, a guide groove defined in a side face of said moveable member;
a link device with thereof one end receivable moveable along said guide groove of said moveable member and other end fixedly engaged with at least one of said base and said shield; wherein
said shield fixes said the other end in position without linear movement.
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